There’s no January 1st column. I figure Scully went off on some drunken tirade and wound up in the drunk tank. Again. Someone should explain to him that millions of Americans rely on their daily dose of TCSTHAFED. Without it, I predict widespread unrest.
You want obsessive-compulsive? How about someone who HAS to check the math on this. It’s wrong. 897/3 is 299, which isn’t divisible by 9. It is divisible by 13 and 23, which is also something only an obsessive-compulsive person would know.
Thursdays are usually given over to a common theme: Scully’s deep and longstanding belief in Hegelian Metaphysics, and its implications in the modern age. Heady stuff, indeed!
That happens sometimes. I imagine things get pretty hectic at ScullyCo in the rush to get a new strip out every day, and mistakes are sure to happen, especially since Scully moved much of the coloring and other technical details of the strip’s assembly offshore.
What?!?! He was on a roll! I thought 2023 had some of his most creative and imaginative work to date!